SpinalCure was recently nominated by Lloyds Australia to receive a donation as part of Lloyd’s global charitable response to COVID-19. We are delighted to share that we have now received a very welcome donation of $53,000! To date, 197 charities…
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ABC Podcast: Sam Bloom and Prof Sylvia Gustin discuss SCI and cutting-edge research
SpinalCure Ambassador talks about her journey and her hopes for the future. She is joined by Prof Sylvia Gustin who recently received $2.5million from the $15m SCI research fund that SpinalCure secured in the 2019/20 NSW state budget. Prof Gustin…
SpinalCure supporter Headlands Distilling Co, steps up to help fight COVID-19
Towards the end of last year we posted a story about Headlands Distilling Co. and the support they have given SpinalCure Australia to fund spinal cord injury research. One of Headlands’ founders, Dean Martelozzo, is a paraplegic so our quest…
“I almost became paralysed, I realised how lucky I am and so I wanted to give back”
Ace Lee Hamann, 27, from Sydney, was out with friends in Surry Hills in Sydney one night in April last year when he climbed a tree, fell from about 20 feet and fractured his neck, knee and foot. “I fractured…
'How fracturing my neck made me want to give back to others'
Mitch Rule, from the Basin in Victoria, was playing Australian rules football in April this year when he suffered a brutal on-field collision that left him concussed and with fractured C6 vertebrae in his neck. Mitch, 25, was extremely lucky not…
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The Orange Mountain Bike Club rides for Dr Steve Peterson
On Saturday, April 14th, The Orange Mountain Bike Club (OMC) hosted a ride day in honour of Dr Steve Peterson. Earlier this year, Steve was hit by a car while he was riding to his shift at the Orange Health Service.…
Mount Kosciuszko Wheelchair Summit challenge
Earlier this month, a group of inspirational children and young adults in wheelchairs joined our ambassador Sam Bloom and the unstoppable spinal cord injury survivor, Steve Plain, to take part in the Mount Kosciuszko Wheelchair Summit Challenge. The challenge was a…
Second annual Lloyd's trivia night a win for SCI research
Many thanks to our partners, Lloyd’s Australia, who held their second annual Trivia Night last week in support of SpinalCure. With many glasses on wine consumed and many great prizes on offer, the Lloyd’s Australia Community dug deep and over…
SpinalCure gets a Spine Tingling boost thanks to Canberra community
Photos: Ashley St George If you’ve ever wondered about the power of individual effort and community support – “how much difference can one person really make?”- this is a story for you! SpinalCure was very pleased earlier this year to be…